Professor, Department of Power Engineering
Office: Department of Power Engineering Jadavpur University, Salt Lake Campus LB-8, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098, INDIA. Residence: AB-239, Sector I, Salt Lake Kolkata 700 064.
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Curriculum Vita

Degree	Year	University
Ph.D. 1999 IIT Kharagpur M.E. 1992 Jadavpur University B.E. 1987 Jadavpur University

Name Of The Institution Position Held Period Jadavpur University, Power Engineeering Department Professor 2003 to Till Date Jadavpur University, Power Engineeering Department Reader 1995 to 2003 Jadavpur University, Power Engineeering Department Lecturer 1990 to 1995

Name Of Organization Postition Held Period NTPC Ltd. Engineer 1988 to 1990 NTPC Ltd. Engineering Executive Trainee 1987 to 1988

Thermal Engineering, Combustion, Energy

UG Level: Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Combustion and Pollution, Steam Generator, CFD, IC Engine, Power Plant Cycles and Systems. PG Level: Heat and Mass Transfer, Combustion Technology, Power Plant Cycles.

Combustion, Energy, Computational Fluid Dynamics and its application in reacting and biological flows, Microfluidics.

Professor, Jadavpur University : since 2003. Reader, Jadavpur University : 1995-2003. Lecturer, Jadavpur University : 1990-1995.

Title of the paper Conference Year Role Vol Number-Page Name The Effects of Castor Oil Methyl Ester Blending with Diesel on Combustion, Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Compression Ignition Engine Proc. 1st Int. Conf. Mech. Eng. 2018 Das M, Sarkar M, Datta A, Santra AK. - Comparative Study of Burning Characteristics of Biodiesel, Diesel and their Blends using Porous Sphere Experimental Technique Proc. 6th Int. 43rd Natl. Conf. Fluid Mech. Fluid Power, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India 2016 Das M, Chakraborty A, Sarkar M, Datta A, Santra AK. -1-3 Performance and Emission Studies of Blended Fuel of Castor Oil Methyl Ester (COME) and Diesel in Compression Ignition Engine Proc. 6th Int. 43rd Natl. Conf. Fluid Mech. Fluid Power, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India 2016 Das M, Sarkar M, Datta A, Santra AK. -1-3 Study on Burning Characteristics of Biofuel-Kerosene Blends Using Porous Sphere Setup Proc. 23rd Natl. Heat Mass Transf. Conf. 1st Int. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat Mass Transf. Conf. Thiruvananthapuram, India 2015 Das M, Chakraborty A, Datta A, Santra AK. -1-6 Experimental Investigation of Burning Characteristics of Kerosene and Its Blend with Ethanol Int. Conf. Adv. Mater. Energy Technol. (ICAMET) 2014 Das M, Chakraborty A, Datta A, Santra AK. -1-6 More

Title of the paper Journal of publication Year Role Vol Number-Page Name Filmwise condensation from humid air on a vertical superhydrophilic surface: explicit roles of the humidity ratio difference and the degree of subcooling Journal of Heat Transfer, Transactions of ASME 2021 Das, C., Gupta, R., Halder, S, Datta, A., Ganguly, R. 143(6): 061601-1-9 Background oriented Schlieren (BOS) imaging of condensation from humid air on wettability-engineered surfaces Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2019 Gupta, R., Das, C., Datta, A., Ganguly, R. 109-109859 Laminar burning velocity and ignition delay time for premixed isooctane-air flames with syngas addition Combustion Theory and Modelling 2017 Bhattacharya, A., Datta, A., & Wensing, M. 21(2)-228-247 Experimental Studies on Burning Characteristics of Methanol, Diesel, and Sunflower Biodiesel Fuels Combust Sci Technol 2017 Das M, Chakraborty A, Datta A, Santra AK doi:10.1080/00102202.2016.1206085-189:213-30 An experimental study on the combustion, performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with diesel-castor oil biodiesel blends Renewable Energy 2017 Das, M., Sarkar, M., Datta, A., & Santra, A. K. 119-174-184 More

Book Title Publisher Name Year Role Syngas as SI Engine Fuel: Combustion Perspective. In Combustion for Power Generation and Transportation (eds. Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Ashok Pandey, Santanu De, Akhilendra Pratap Singh) by Bhattacharya, A., & Datta, A. ISBN 978-981-10-3784-9 (pp. 381-397). Springer 2017

Awarded By Award Name Year West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology Fellow 2013 22nd National Conference on I.C.Engine and Combustion, NIT Calicut. Best Paper Award in Combustion 2011 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, JNTU Hyderabad. VMK Sastry Best Poster Award 2008 19th National Conference on I.C.Engine and Combustion, Annamalai University. Best Paper award in Combustion 2005 AvH Foundation, Germany Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship 2000 More

Name Of The Scholar Title Of The Thesis Co-Superviser Status Year Bireswar Paul Formation and Emission of arbon Nanoparticles in the Premixed and Non-premixed Liquid Fuel Flames and in Gasoline Engine Exhaust Complete 2014 Jitendra Patra Experimental Characterization of Liquid Fuel Spray and Thermal Analysis of a Can type Combustor Prof. S. Sen Ongoing 2014 Prakash Ghosh Numerical Simulation of Spray Combustion Considering Soot Formation and Thermal Radiation Prof. A. Mukhopdhyay Ongoing 2014 Sujit Nath Modeling of spray formation by disintegration of annular liquid sheet Prof. Achintya Mukhopadhyay & Prof. Swarnendu Sen Complete 2012 Prakash Chandra Roy Kinetic Modeling of Reduction Zone of a Downdraft Biomass Gasifier with Performance Analysis for Engine Application Prof. Niladri Chakraborty Completed 2010 More

Project Title Worked As Funding Agency Amount Duration Period Status Numerical Prediction of Laminar Burning Velocity of Fuel Blends at Different Equivalence Ratio and Temperature Conditions Principal Investigator JU-University of Erlangen Nuernberg Collaboration EURO 9750 2 years July, 2014 to June, 2016 Ongoing Experimental and Numerical Studies of Stability and Emission Characteristics in Partially Premixed Flames Principal Investigator AICTE Rs. 9,05,000.00 3 years May, 2003 to May, 2006 Complete Spray Formation with a Generic Pressure-Swirl Atomizer for Air-breathing and Cryogenic Propulsion Systems Co-Investigator ISRO Rs. 6,84,000.00 3 years 2004 to 2007 Complete Technical Education Quality Improvement Program, Institutional Networking Nodal Person TEQIP, GOI Rs. 60,00,000.00 3 years 2005 to 2008 Complete Optimization of the Design and Performance of LPG Burners and Stoves Principal Investigator TEQIP, GOI Rs. 3,60.000.00 1.5 years 2006 to 2007 Complete More

Program Name Name Of The Collaborator Year Collaborative Project Prof. Michael Wensing 2014

Title Life Member, Combustion Institute (Indian Section) Member, Executive Committee, Combustion Institute (Indian Section), 2005-13 Life Member, Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer Member, Institute of Engineers (India) Member, International Association of Engineers More

Program Name Organised By Venue Year Refresher course on Frontiers in Power Engineering and Energy Sustainability Jadavpur University Power Engg. Dept. 2009 Workshop on Modeling Diagnostics and Control of Pollutant Formation and Emission in Combustion Jadavpur University Power Engineering 2007 Workshop on Droplet and Spray Combustion Jadavpur University MMechanical Engineering 2005 31st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Jadavpur University Power/Mechanical Engineering 2004 Refresher course on Recent Advances in Power Engineering Jadavpur University Power Engineering 2003

Type of Professional Activity Period Member, Exeutive Committee, Combustion Institute (India) 2006 to 2013 Treasurer, Humboldt Club Calcutta 2003 to 2008 Secretary, Humboldt Club Calcutta 2009 to 2015 Back To Top